Gapan

Gapan, officially the City of Gapan (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Gapan), is a 4th class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 110,303 people. [4]

Not to be confused with The Honourable Company of Air Pilots, formerly known as GAPAN.

Gapan
Component city
City of Gapan
(From top, left to right): La Divina Pastora Gapan City Welcome Monument • Primark Center • Downtown Gapan • La Divina Pastora National Shrine • Gapan City Hall
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Footwear Capital of the North Tsinelas capital of the Philippines
Map of Nueva Ecija with Gapan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Gapan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°18′27″N 120°56′43″E
Country Philippines
RegionCentral Luzon (Region III)
ProvinceNueva Ecija
District4th District
Founded1732
CityhoodAugust 25, 2001
Barangays23 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorEmerson D. Pascual
 • Vice MayorInocencio T. Bautista Jr.[2]
 • RepresentativeMaricel N. Nagaño
 • Electorate87,678 voters (2019)
Area
 [3]
 • Total118.00 km2 (45.56 sq mi)
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Population
 (2015 census) [4]
 • Total110,303
 • Density930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
 • Households
24,586
Demonym(s)Gapanense/Gapanenses
Economy
 • Income class4th city income class
 • Poverty incidence14.55% (2015)[5]
 • Revenue₱481,188,389.06 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3105
PSGC
034908000
IDD : area code +63 (0)44
Climate typetropical monsoon climate
Native languagesKapampangan
Tagalog
Ilocano
Websitewww.cityofgapan.gov.ph

Gapan is nicknamed the "Footwear Capital of the North" due to the thriving footwear making industry in the city.

History

Old records called the town Ibon. Gapan was founded by the Spanish curates and officials who, in their early occupation, exercised great influence over the people and the things they were doing. History places Gapan as one of the first towns of Pampanga founded sometime in the middle part of the sixteenth century. Records of the first Catholic mission to the far east indicated that in 1595, Fathers Contres Tendilla, Caballo and Salazar were responsible for clearing the forest which later became a pueblo. In this pueblo, a church, presedencia and residential houses made of bricks and lime were constructed, now the age-old landmarks of the city.

Its foundation in 1595 makes Gapan the oldest town in Nueva Ecija and one of the oldest in the Philippines. It was likewise a big pueblo embracing an area as far as Cabanatuan City in the north, which was its barrio with the name Cabanatuan before it separated in 1750: the Sierra Madres in the East, San Miguel, Bulacan in the south and Candaba, Pampanga in the West. Gradually as the Spanish power waned and economic progress caught up in the area, the pueblo disintegrated into many pueblos until it remained to comprise only the towns of Peñaranda, General Tinio and San Leonardo (formerly called Manikling) all of Nueva Ecija province. In fact the Patron Saint Divina Pastora had its origin or residence in Barrio Callos, Peñaranda.

Historic center of Gapan.

Contemporary

By virtue of Republic Act No. 9022 and its ratification in a plebiscite subsequently held on August 25, 2001, Gapan was converted into a component city of Nueva Ecija. Ernesto L. Natividad became the first city mayor of Gapan.

Geography

Gapan is located in the southern part of the province. It is bounded to the north by Peñaranda and San Leonardo, to the east by the Gen. Tinio, to the south by San Miguel in neighboring Bulacan province, and to the west by San Isidro.

Climate
Climate data for Gapan City, Nueva Ecija
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28
(82)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 33
(91)		 33
(91)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)
Average low °C (°F) 20
(68)		 20
(68)		 20
(68)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 21
(70)		 22
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4
(0.2)		 4
(0.2)		 5
(0.2)		 11
(0.4)		 66
(2.6)		 99
(3.9)		 127
(5.0)		 113
(4.4)		 99
(3.9)		 84
(3.3)		 35
(1.4)		 14
(0.6)		 661
(26.1)
Average rainy days 2.2 1.9 3.2 5.3 16.1 20.8 23.5 22.8 22.2 16.5 8.9 3.5 146.9
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Barangays

Gapan is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.

  • Balante
  • Bayanihan
  • Bulak
  • Bungo
  • Kapalangan
  • Mabuga
  • Maburak
  • Macabaklay
  • Mahipon
  • Malimba
  • Mangino
  • Marelo
  • Pambuan
  • Parcutela
  • Puting Tubig
  • San Lorenzo
  • San Nicolas
  • San Roque
  • San Vicente
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santo Cristo Norte
  • Santo Cristo Sur
  • Santo Niño

Demographics
Population census of Gapan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 11,278—    
1918 13,617+1.26%
1939 23,324+2.60%
1948 25,719+1.09%
1960 32,514+1.97%
1970 45,426+3.40%
1975 50,506+2.15%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 60,014+3.51%
1990 70,489+1.62%
1995 77,735+1.85%
2000 89,199+2.99%
2007 98,795+1.42%
2010 101,488+0.98%
2015 110,303+1.60%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [4] [7] [8][9]

Economy

Current major sources of income include farming, slipper making, fishponds, poultry and piggery, and commercial establishments.

The city of Gapan held tremendous promise not only in its natural resources but also in its potentials in agri base industries and in footwear industries which help sustain its virtual role in agricultural and industrial production. Commercial and trade activities in the city are further accelerated by the influx of financing lending institution and new businesses.

Places of interest
National Shrine of Virgen La Divina Pastora
National Shrine of Virgen La Divina Pastora
The center of Marian pilgrimages during the months of April and May is the National Shrine of Virgen La Divina Pastora as declared by the Catholic Bishops Conference in 1986.

Colleges in Gapan City

Health care
  • Good Samaritan General Hospital - a private hospital located at Don Simeon St, Gapan City.
  • Gapan District Hospital - a public hospital located at Divina Pastora Street, Divina Pastora Subdivision, Gapan City.
  • Dr. J.P. Cruz Cancer Clinic
  • other clinics (dental, skin, etc.)

Notable people of Gapan

Sister cities

Images
  • Rice fields, Santo Cristo
  • City Hall
  • City park
  • Wet market
  • Dry Market and the Water District
  • Cockfighting Coliseum

References
  1.  City of Gapan | (DILG)
  2. http://www.pcoo.gov.ph/dir-lgu-citymayors.htm
  3. "Province: Nueva Ecija". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  4. Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  5. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  6. "Gapan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  9. "Province of Nueva Ecija". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  10. http://www.pinoystop.com/bio/celebrity-profile/1204/ryza-cenon-biography
  11. http://www.lakadpilipinas.com/2015/07/gapan-ancestral-houses-church.html
  12. http://www.lakadpilipinas.com/2015/07/gapan-ancestral-houses-church.html
  13. https://www.pep.ph/news/143340/former-actor-daniel-figueroa-passes-away-a734-20190517
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